EP1857658B1 - Remote control system for a watercraft propulsion unit - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
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- F02D11/00—Arrangements for, or adaptations to, non-automatic engine control initiation means, e.g. operator initiated
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
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- F02D29/00—Controlling engines, such controlling being peculiar to the devices driven thereby, the devices being other than parts or accessories essential to engine operation, e.g. controlling of engines by signals external thereto
- F02D29/02—Controlling engines, such controlling being peculiar to the devices driven thereby, the devices being other than parts or accessories essential to engine operation, e.g. controlling of engines by signals external thereto peculiar to engines driving vehicles; peculiar to engines driving variable pitch propellers
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
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- F02B61/045—Adaptations of engines for driving vehicles or for driving propellers; Combinations of engines with gearing for driving propellers for outboard marine engines
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- This invention relates to a remote control system according to the preamble portion of claim 1.
- a remote control system can be taken from the prior art document DE 42 14 114 A1 .
- a remote control system with a shift cutout control system to help easy interception of the power transmission (hereinafter such interception of the power transmission will be referred to as "shift cutout") in an internal combustion engine having ignition cutout control for deactivating certain cylinder(s).
- shift cutout a shift cutout control system for a watercraft propulsion unit as well as a watercraft provided with the shift cutout control system.
- One example of the conventional shift cutout control device has a shift cutout switch in the shifting force transmission path.
- the torque of the internal combustion engine is reduced by cutting out the ignition in the engine once the shift cutout switch detects the shifting force that exceeds the predetermined level. (See JP-A-Hei 2-216391 )
- FIGs. 6 and 7 uses the mechanical remote control device, and a movable bracket 54 having a guide rail 53 is supported swingably by the bearing section 52 provided on the fixed bracket 51 fastened in the area around the internal combustion engine 50.
- a rolling roller 55 is assembled into the guide rail 53 to allow the rolling motion.
- a pin 56 is inserted to penetrate the center of the rolling roller 55.
- Connecting terminal of the remote control cable 57 is joined via the pin at one end of the pin 56, while one end of the connecting lever 58 is joined via the pin at the other end of the pin 56.
- the other end of the connecting lever 58 is joined via the pin to the free end of a lever 60 connected to a shift rod 59 used for operating the dog clutch (not shown) for switching the propeller rotation to neutral, forward, or reverse.
- the fixed bracket 51 has a first stopper 61 for blocking the movable bracket 54 from the clockwise rotation in the FIG. 6 .
- a torsion spring 63 is interposed between the fixed bracket 51 and the movable bracket 54 around a support shaft 62. The pressing force is imposed by the torsion spring 63 to press the movable bracket 54 against the first stopper 61 all the time.
- the fixed bracket 51 has a shift cutout switch 64
- the movable bracket 54 has a pressing part 65 for closing the contact point of the shift cutout switch 64 in such condition that the movable bracket 54, resisting the snapping force of the torsion spring 63, is rotated counterclockwise in the FIG. 6 from a butting position against the first stopper 61.
- the fixed bracket 51 has a second stopper 66 for blocking the counterclockwise rotation of the movable bracket 54 after the contact point of the shift cutout switch 64 is closed by the pressing part 65 on the movable bracket 54.
- the rolling roller 55 is moved along the guide rail 53 by the shifting force exerted on the remote control cable when the control lever of the remote controller is rotated.
- Such movement of the rolling roller 55 results in the cooperative movement of the connecting lever 58 joined to the rolling roller 55 via the pin.
- the lever 60 joined to the connecting lever 58 via the pin makes swinging motion to rotate the shift rod 59, which causes the shifting of the dog clutch.
- the shifting force from the forward position to the neutral position (shifting force fF) or the shifting force from the reverse position to the neutral position (shifting force fR) imposes the given preset level of snapping force (namely the shifting force necessary to shift back to neutral position from forward or reverse position).
- the movable bracket 54 rotates counterclockwise to turn on the shift cutout switch by the pressing part 65.
- the turn-on signal of the shift cutout switch 64 is transferred to the ignition control circuit of the internal combustion engine 50.
- the ignition control circuit determines that the shift cutout switch 64 has sensed the occurrence of shifting force fF or fR exceeding the given level, and implements the ignition cutout in the internal combustion engine 50 to reduce its torque.
- the shift cut operation becomes easier in this way.
- the shift cutout switch 64 is applied to detect the conditions for initiating the shift cutout, which mechanically reads out the shifting force transmitted to the remote control cable 57 by the rotating motion of the control lever.
- the performance of the shift cutout control is dependent on the quality of the shift cutout switch 64, and the space for attaching the shift cutout switch 64 must be maintained on the internal combustion engine 50.
- the present invention has been made to eliminate the problems regarding the conventional shift cutout control device as described above. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a compact remote control system according to the preamble portion of claim 1, and a watercraft equipped with such remote control device, in which a shift cutout control method eliminating a shift cutout switch by use of an electronic remote control device is applied to attain highly reliable shift cutout performance that is not dependent on the quality of the shift cutout switch, and to get rid of the need for maintaining a space for mounting the shift cutout switch on the internal combustion engine.
- a remote control system having a shift mechanism for switching a rotation of a propeller shaft, with the propeller shaft being driven by an output power of an internal combustion engine, an internal combustion engine electronic control unit for controlling a drive state of the internal combustion engine, and a remote controller capable of transmitting a control signal to the internal combustion engine electronic control unit to achieve a target drive state, and a shift cutout control unit having an ignition control means provided for initiating an ignition cutout in internal combustion engine when an operating position signal from a lever position detector for detecting an operating position of the control lever indicates the position of the control lever in neutral, and at the same time a shift position signal from a shift position detector indicates a shift position not in neutral.
- the ignition control means is provided for terminating the ignition cutout of the internal combustion engine while the shift cutout is implemented by the ignition control means, under the condition that the operating position signal from the lever position detector for detecting the operating position of the control lever indicates the control lever position not in the neutral.
- the ignition control means is provided for terminating the ignition cutout of the internal combustion engine while the shift cutout is implemented by the ignition control means, under the condition that the shift position signal from the shift position detector for detecting the shift position indicates the shift position being kept in the neutral for the predetermined period of time or longer.
- a plural number of shift position detectors is provided with multiple circuits connecting the ignition control means and the shift position detectors.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a structure of a gearshift drive operation system related to a shift cutout control system according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the shift cutout control system according to the embodiment.
- An outboard motor 1 is mounted to a watercraft 4 by means of a bracket 2 and a clamp bracket 3.
- a remote controller 6 is provided in the vicinity of a watercraft operator's seat.
- An electronic control unit 7 mounted in the remote controller 6 (hereinafter referred to as the "remote control side electronic control unit 7") has an electrical connection with an electronic control unit 10 mounted to an internal combustion engine 9 (hereinafter referred to as the "engine-side electronic control unit 10") of the outboard motor 1.
- the electronic control unit 10 on the internal combustion engine side provided in the outboard motor 1 has the throttle controller 12 for controlling an operation of the throttle actuator 11 for determining an operation state of the internal combustion engine 9 in the outboard motor 1, the shift controller 15 for controlling an operation of the shift actuator 14 for engaging or releasing a shift to switch a drive power from the internal combustion engine 9 to "forward,” “neutral,” and “reverse” of the propeller 13 disposed on the outboard motor 1, and the ignition controller 17 (ignition control means) for controlling an ignition timing of a sparking plug 16.
- control lever 5 for operating a gear shift and throttle is pivotably provided in the remote controller 6.
- the lever position detector 18 capable of detecting a rotational position of the control lever 5 is provided in the remote controller 6, and an operation state (operation position) is sequentially detected by the lever position detector 18.
- a lever position signal corresponding to the detected value is sent to the electronic control unit 10 on an internal combustion engine side disposed in the internal combustion engine 9 of the outboard motor 1 via the electronic control unit 7 on a remote control side.
- the shift controller 15 of the electronic control unit 10 on an internal combustion engine side can send a shift control signal to control an operation of the shift actuator 14 according to an operation state (operation position) of the control lever 5.
- a movement of the shift actuator 14 is always monitored by the shift position detector 19, and, as a result, a shift position signal to indicate a shift position such as "forward,” “neutral,” and “reverse” is sent to the shift controller 15 as a feedback.
- the throttle position detector 20 for detecting an operation state of the throttle actuator 11 is connected with the throttle control device 12, and the ignition timing detector 21 for detecting an operation state of the spark plug 16 is connected with the ignition control device 17.
- FIG. 3 is a partially cross-sectional view showing the essential part of the power transmission mechanism in the outboard motors.
- a crank shaft (not shown) of the internal combustion engine 9 is arranged with its axis in a perpendicular direction, and the drive shaft 22 is connected to its end.
- the pinion 23 is fixed to the bottom end of the drive shaft 22.
- the propeller shaft 24 connected with the propeller 13 is arranged in an orthogonal direction to the drive shaft 22.
- the forward gear 25 and the reverse gear 26 are disposed on the propeller shaft 24, for rotation, and each of these forward gear 25 and the reverse gear 26 engages with the pinion 23 to rotate in the opposite direction from each other.
- the dog clutch 27 capable of sliding in a axial direction is disposed between the forward gear 25 and the reverse gear 26. This dog clutch 27 is constructed to be able to engage with either of the forward gear 25 or the reverse gear 26 alternately.
- FIG. 3 shows a neutral state, when the dog clutch 27 does not engage with either of the forward gear 25 or the reverse gear 26.
- the dog clutch 27 is connected by a spline connection with the front shaft 24b of which the front shaft 24b and the rear shaft 24a configure the propeller shaft 24, and able to slide in the longitudinal direction, while integrated with the front shaft 24b in the rotating direction.
- the dog clutch 27 is connected with the slider 29, which can slide in the axial direction of the propeller shaft 24 with the crossing pin 28, and the slider 29 has a front head end connected with the shifter 30 for rotation.
- the shifter 30 is connected by a cam linkage with the cam 32 provided in the bottom end of the shift rod 31. When the shift rod 31 is rotated around the axis to rotate the cam 32, the shifter 30 moves to the front (F) or to the rear (R) accordingly.
- the dog clutch 27 engages with either of the forward gear 25 or the reverse gear 26, and a rotation of the pinion 23 is transmitted to the front shaft 24b as a rotational force in the forward direction or in the reverse direction, being united with the front shaft 24b to rotate the rear shaft 24a.
- FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the shift actuator and other components for the watercraft according to the embodiment.
- the shift rod 31 is extended vertically with a lever 34 attached to its upper end 33.
- One end of a lever shift arm 35 is pivotally coupled to the tip of the lever 34.
- the other end of the lever shift arm 35 is pivotally coupled to the slider 37 which is fitted into the shift rail 36 in the slidable manner.
- the shift rod 31 is rotated in the predetermined direction by way of the lever shift arm 35 and the lever 34.
- the shift actuator 14 is constructed to drive the slider 37 in the predetermined direction.
- the shift cutout control system uses the shift position detector 19 for detecting the current shift position of the internal combustion engine 9, and for transmitting the detected information to the remote control side electronic control unit 7 by way of the engine-side electronic control unit 10.
- the lever position detector 18 is used for detecting the current operating position of the control lever 5, and for transmitting the detected data to the remote control side electronic control unit 7 .
- the remote control side electronic control unit 7 receives both the input of the shift position data and the operating position data of the control lever 5. Then, the operation is carried out by an arithmetical unit (not shown) in the remote control side electronic control unit 7 based on these input data. Instruction as to the extent of ignition cutout required for controlling the internal combustion engine 9 is transmitted to the ignition controller 17 according to the processing results.
- a start-up state J1 changes into a normal state J2 as shown in FIG. 5 .
- a signal for initiating the ignition cutout on the internal combustion engine 9 is transmitted to the ignition controller 17 in such condition that the operating position signal from the lever position detector 18 for detecting the operating position of the control lever 5 indicates control lever 5 position in the neutral, and that the shift position signal from the shift position detector 19 for detecting the shift position indicates the neutral shift position.
- the ignition controller 17 enters the shift cutout state J3, suspending the ignition of the spark plug 16 in accordance with the predetermined ignition cutout conditions (the conditions for determining the number of cylinders in which the ignition is suspended) corresponding to the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine 9 in the relevant running phase.
- a signal for terminating the ignition cutout on the internal combustion engine 9 is transmitted to the ignition controller 17 in such condition that shift position signal from the shift position detector 19 for detecting the shift position has identified the neutral shift position for given period of time or longer, or that the shift position signal indicates the neutral shift position. Then, the shift cutout state J3 is canceled to resume the normal state J2.
- the shift cutout which is to facilitate the gearshift with the reduced torque of the internal combustion engine 9 by suspending the operation of the internal combustion engine 9 utilizing the ignition cutout of the internal combustion engine 9, is achieved by changing the number of ignition suspending cylinders in accordance with the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine 9.
- the ignition is suspended in all six cylinders when of the engine speed is at or over 8000rpm, suspended in five cylinders at 1500rpm or more to less than 8000rpm, suspended in four cylinders at 850rpm or more to less than 1500rpm, suspended in three cylinders at 700rpm or more to less than 850rpm, suspended in two cylinders at 600rpm or more to less than 700rpm, suspended in one cylinder at 500rpm or more to less than 600rpm, and no ignition is suspended when the rotational speed of the engine is less than 500rpm.
- a shift cutout switch requiring mechanical operation to carry out the shift cutout is eliminated, since the ignition controller 17 is provided that initiates the ignition cutout of the internal combustion engine 9 through the above-mentioned processing when the operating position signal indicates the control lever 5 position in the neutral and the shift position signal indicates the shift position not in the neutral.
- the shift cutout performance is not dependent on the quality of the shift cutout switch, and a compact and highly reliable shift cutout control system is provided.
- the shift cutout can be terminated without quitting the shift cutout control system once, since the ignition controller 17 is provided that terminates the ignition cutout in the internal combustion engine 9 when the operating position signal indicates the control lever 5 position not in the neutral.
- the shift cutout is maintained when the shift position sensor indicates the neutral shift position regardless of the fact that the gearshift is still engaged, which may be caused by the torsional deformation of the long shift rod 31, because the ignition controller 17 is provided that terminates the ignition cutout in the internal combustion engine 9 when the shift position signal has identified the neutral shift position for given period of time or longer, or that the shift position signal indicates the neutral shift position. This allows easy disengagement of the gearshift.
- a watercraft provided with the shift cutout control system according to the embodiment of the present teaching eliminates the shift cutout switch requiring mechanical operation to carry out the shift cutout, and the shift cutout performance of the watercraft is not dependent on the quality of the shift cutout switch.
- highly reliable shift cutout is attained without the need for maintaining a space around the internal combustion engine 9 for mounting the shift cutout switch.
- the shift cutout control system shows an example in which the engine-side electronic control unit 10 provided to the internal combustion engine 9 and the remote control side electronic control unit 7 provided to the remote controller 6 perform in combination with each other to carry out the target control.
- the present teaching is not limited to the above-mentioned example.
- Another construction may be applied in which the function of the remote control side electronic control unit 7 is incorporated into the engine-side electronic control unit 10 to eliminate the remote control side electronic control unit 7, for instance.
- an embodiment according to a first aspect which is a shift cutout control system for a watercraft propulsion unit having a shift mechanism for switching a rotation of a propeller shaft into neutral, forward, or reverse, with the propeller shaft being driven by an output power of an internal combustion engine; an internal combustion engine electronic control unit for controlling a drive state of an internal combustion engine, and a remote controller capable of transmitting a control signal to the internal combustion engine electronic control unit to achieve a target drive state; in which an ignition control means is provided for initiating an ignition cutout in internal combustion engine when an operating position signal from a lever position detector for detecting an operating position of the control lever indicates the position of the control lever in neutral, and at the same time a shift position signal from a shift position detector indicates a shift position not in neutral.
- the ignition control means is provided for terminating the ignition cutout of the internal combustion engine while the shift cutout is implemented by the ignition control means, under the condition that the operating position signal from the lever position detector for detecting the operating position of the control lever indicates the control lever position not in the neutral.
- the ignition control means is provided for terminating the ignition cutout of the internal combustion engine while the shift cutout is implemented by the ignition control means, under the condition that the shift position signal from the shift position detector for detecting the shift position indicates the shift position being kept in the neutral for the predetermined period of time or longer.
- the plural number of shift position detectors are provided with the multiple circuits connecting the ignition control means and the shift position detector.
- the watercraft is provided with the shift cutout control system for a watercraft propulsion unit according to one of the first through fourth aspects.
- the embodiment according to the preferred first aspect is directed to a shift cutout control system for a watercraft propulsion unit having a shift mechanism for switching a rotation of a propeller shaft into neutral, forward, or reverse, with the propeller shaft being driven by an output power of an internal combustion engine; an internal combustion engine electronic control unit for controlling a drive state of an internal combustion engine, and a remote controller capable of transmitting a control signal to the internal combustion engine electronic control unit to achieve a target drive state; in which an ignition control means is provided for initiating an ignition cutout in internal combustion engine when an operating position signal from a lever position detector for detecting an operating position of the control lever indicates the position of the control lever in neutral, and at the same time a shift position signal from a shift position detector indicates a shift position not in neutral.
- the shift cutout switch requiring mechanical operation to carry out the shift cutout is eliminated, and the shift cutout performance of the watercraft is not dependent on the quality of the shift cutout switch. This allows the provision of highly reliable and compact shift cutout control system
- the embodiment has the ignition control means for terminating the ignition cutout of the internal combustion engine under the condition that the operating position signal indicates the control lever position not in the neutral.
- the shift cutout control can be terminated without the need for temporarily quitting the shift cutout control system itself.
- the embodiment has the ignition control means for terminating the ignition cutout of the internal combustion engine under the condition that the shift position signal indicates the shift position being kept in the neutral for the predetermined period of time or longer.
- the shift cutout is maintained when the shift position sensor indicates the neutral shift position regardless of the fact that the gearshift is still engaged, which may be caused by the torsional deformation of the long shift rod. This allows easy disengagement of the gearshift.
- the embodiment according to the preferred fourth aspect, provides the plural number of shift position detectors with the multiple circuits connecting the ignition control means and the shift position detector.
- the system reliability is improved further in addition to the effect obtained by one of the first through third aspects.
- the embodiment regarding the watercraft of the fifth aspect is provided with the shift cutout control system according to one of the preferred first through fourth aspects.
- the shift cutout switch requiring mechanical operation to carry out the shift cutout is eliminated, and the shift cutout performance is not dependent on the quality of the shift cutout switch. Therefore, highly reliable shift cutout control is implemented without the need for maintaining a space around the internal combustion engine for mounting the shift cutout switch.
- an embodiment of the ignition controller (ignition control means) 17 is provided which initiates the ignition cutout in the internal combustion engine 9 when the operating position signal from the lever position detector 18 for detecting the operating position of the control lever 5 indicates the position of the control lever 5 in neutral, and at the same time the shift position signal from the shift position detector 19 indicates the shift position not in neutral.
- a shift cutout control system for watercraft propulsion unit having: a shift mechanism for switching a rotation of a propeller shaft into neutral, forward, or reverse, with the propeller shaft being driven by an output power of an internal combustion engine; an internal combustion engine electronic control unit for controlling a drive state of an internal combustion engine, and a remote controller capable of transmitting a control signal to the internal combustion engine electronic control unit to achieve a target drive state; wherein an ignition control means is provided for initiating an ignition cutout in internal combustion engine when an operating position signal from a lever position detector for detecting an operating position of the control lever indicates the position of the control lever in neutral, and at the same time a shift position signal from a shift position detector indicates a shift position not in neutral.
- the ignition control means is provided for terminating the ignition cutout of the internal combustion engine while the shift cutout is implemented by the ignition control means, under the condition that the operating position signal from the lever position detector for detecting the operating position of the control lever indicates the control lever position not in the neutral.
- the ignition control means is provided for terminating the ignition cutout of the internal combustion engine while the shift cutout is implemented by the ignition control means, under the condition that the shift position signal from the shift position detector for detecting the shift position indicates the shift position being kept in the neutral for the predetermined period of time or longer.
- the plural number of shift position detectors are provided with the multiple circuits connecting the ignition control means and the shift position detector.
- a watercraft comprising the shift cutout control system according to one of the first through fourth aspects is provided.
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- This invention relates to a remote control system according to the preamble portion of
claim 1. Such a remote control system can be taken from the prior art documentDE 42 14 114 A1 . In particular, it is discussed a remote control system with a shift cutout control system to help easy interception of the power transmission (hereinafter such interception of the power transmission will be referred to as "shift cutout") in an internal combustion engine having ignition cutout control for deactivating certain cylinder(s). More specifically, it relates to a shift cutout control system for a watercraft propulsion unit as well as a watercraft provided with the shift cutout control system. - In an outboard, motor provided to a watercraft, power transmission from the internal combustion engine to the propeller is intercepted by shifting the control lever from the forward (rotation in normal direction) position to the neutral position or from the reverse (rotation in opposite direction) position to activate a dog clutch. In the case of hard deceleration during the high-speed operation of the internal combustion engine, for instance, the shift cutout cannot be attained by merely returning the throttle. A shift cutout control is implemented to solve such problem, by which the torque is reduced by suspending the ignition operation in certain cylinder(s).
- One example of the conventional shift cutout control device, as shown in
FIGs. 6 and7 , has a shift cutout switch in the shifting force transmission path. The torque of the internal combustion engine is reduced by cutting out the ignition in the engine once the shift cutout switch detects the shifting force that exceeds the predetermined level. (SeeJP-A-Hei 2-216391 - The example shown in
FIGs. 6 and7 uses the mechanical remote control device, and amovable bracket 54 having aguide rail 53 is supported swingably by thebearing section 52 provided on the fixedbracket 51 fastened in the area around theinternal combustion engine 50. Arolling roller 55 is assembled into theguide rail 53 to allow the rolling motion. Apin 56 is inserted to penetrate the center of therolling roller 55. Connecting terminal of theremote control cable 57 is joined via the pin at one end of thepin 56, while one end of the connectinglever 58 is joined via the pin at the other end of thepin 56. The other end of the connectinglever 58 is joined via the pin to the free end of alever 60 connected to ashift rod 59 used for operating the dog clutch (not shown) for switching the propeller rotation to neutral, forward, or reverse. - The
fixed bracket 51 has afirst stopper 61 for blocking themovable bracket 54 from the clockwise rotation in theFIG. 6 . In addition, atorsion spring 63 is interposed between the fixedbracket 51 and themovable bracket 54 around asupport shaft 62. The pressing force is imposed by thetorsion spring 63 to press themovable bracket 54 against thefirst stopper 61 all the time. - The
fixed bracket 51 has ashift cutout switch 64, and themovable bracket 54 has apressing part 65 for closing the contact point of theshift cutout switch 64 in such condition that themovable bracket 54, resisting the snapping force of thetorsion spring 63, is rotated counterclockwise in theFIG. 6 from a butting position against thefirst stopper 61. Also, thefixed bracket 51 has asecond stopper 66 for blocking the counterclockwise rotation of themovable bracket 54 after the contact point of theshift cutout switch 64 is closed by thepressing part 65 on themovable bracket 54. - In the conventional shift cutout control device having such construction as described above, the
rolling roller 55 is moved along theguide rail 53 by the shifting force exerted on the remote control cable when the control lever of the remote controller is rotated. Such movement of therolling roller 55 results in the cooperative movement of the connectinglever 58 joined to therolling roller 55 via the pin. Then, thelever 60 joined to the connectinglever 58 via the pin makes swinging motion to rotate theshift rod 59, which causes the shifting of the dog clutch. On the other hand, as therolling roller 55 is moved along theguide rail 53, the shifting force from the forward position to the neutral position (shifting force fF) or the shifting force from the reverse position to the neutral position (shifting force fR) imposes the given preset level of snapping force (namely the shifting force necessary to shift back to neutral position from forward or reverse position). Then, themovable bracket 54 rotates counterclockwise to turn on the shift cutout switch by thepressing part 65. The turn-on signal of theshift cutout switch 64 is transferred to the ignition control circuit of theinternal combustion engine 50. Receiving the turn-on signal, the ignition control circuit determines that theshift cutout switch 64 has sensed the occurrence of shifting force fF or fR exceeding the given level, and implements the ignition cutout in theinternal combustion engine 50 to reduce its torque. The shift cut operation becomes easier in this way. - However, in the case of shift cutout control system used for the conventional mechanical remote control device as described above, the
shift cutout switch 64 is applied to detect the conditions for initiating the shift cutout, which mechanically reads out the shifting force transmitted to theremote control cable 57 by the rotating motion of the control lever. In such system, the performance of the shift cutout control is dependent on the quality of theshift cutout switch 64, and the space for attaching theshift cutout switch 64 must be maintained on theinternal combustion engine 50. - The present invention has been made to eliminate the problems regarding the conventional shift cutout control device as described above. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a compact remote control system according to the preamble portion of
claim 1, and a watercraft equipped with such remote control device, in which a shift cutout control method eliminating a shift cutout switch by use of an electronic remote control device is applied to attain highly reliable shift cutout performance that is not dependent on the quality of the shift cutout switch, and to get rid of the need for maintaining a space for mounting the shift cutout switch on the internal combustion engine. - This objective is solved in an inventive manner by a remote control system of a propulsion unit of a watercraft having the features of
independent claim 1. Preferred embodiments are laid down in the dependent claims. Accordingly, it is provided a remote control system having a shift mechanism for switching a rotation of a propeller shaft, with the propeller shaft being driven by an output power of an internal combustion engine, an internal combustion engine electronic control unit for controlling a drive state of the internal combustion engine, and a remote controller capable of transmitting a control signal to the internal combustion engine electronic control unit to achieve a target drive state, and a shift cutout control unit having an ignition control means provided for initiating an ignition cutout in internal combustion engine when an operating position signal from a lever position detector for detecting an operating position of the control lever indicates the position of the control lever in neutral, and at the same time a shift position signal from a shift position detector indicates a shift position not in neutral. - Preferably, the ignition control means is provided for terminating the ignition cutout of the internal combustion engine while the shift cutout is implemented by the ignition control means, under the condition that the operating position signal from the lever position detector for detecting the operating position of the control lever indicates the control lever position not in the neutral.
- Further, preferably the ignition control means is provided for terminating the ignition cutout of the internal combustion engine while the shift cutout is implemented by the ignition control means, under the condition that the shift position signal from the shift position detector for detecting the shift position indicates the shift position being kept in the neutral for the predetermined period of time or longer.
- Still further, preferably a plural number of shift position detectors is provided with multiple circuits connecting the ignition control means and the shift position detectors.
- This objective is also solved by a watercraft comprising the remote control system according to one of the above embodiments.
- In the following, the present invention is explained in greater detail with respect to several embodiments thereof in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
- FIG. 1
- is a diagram showing a structure of a gear shift drive operation system related to a shift cutout control system according to the embodiment,
- FIG. 2
- is a functional block diagram of the shift cutout control system according to the embodiment,
- FIG. 3
- is a partially cross-sectional view showing the essential part of the power transmission mechanism in the outboard motor according to the embodiment,
- FIG. 4
- is a plan view of the shift actuator and other components for the watercraft according to the embodiment,
- FIG. 5
- is a state transition diagram of the shift cutout control system according to the embodiment,
- FIG. 6
- is a plan view showing the relationship between the conventional remote control cable and the shift mechanism, and
- Fig. 7
- is a partially cross-sectional side view of the essential part of
FIG. 6 . -
- 1: outboard motor
- 5: control lever
- 6: remote controller
- 7: remote control side electronic control unit
- 9: internal combustion engine
- 10: engine-side electronic control unit
- 13: propeller
- 14: shift actuator
- 15: Shift controller
- 16: spark plug
- 17: ignition controller (ignition control means)
- 18: lever position detector
- 19: shift position detector
- Now, an embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the appended drawings.
- First, the structure of an embodiment will be described.
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FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a structure of a gearshift drive operation system related to a shift cutout control system according to the embodiment.FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the shift cutout control system according to the embodiment. - An
outboard motor 1 is mounted to awatercraft 4 by means of abracket 2 and aclamp bracket 3. Aremote controller 6 is provided in the vicinity of a watercraft operator's seat. Anelectronic control unit 7 mounted in the remote controller 6 (hereinafter referred to as the "remote control sideelectronic control unit 7") has an electrical connection with anelectronic control unit 10 mounted to an internal combustion engine 9 (hereinafter referred to as the "engine-sideelectronic control unit 10") of theoutboard motor 1. - The
electronic control unit 10 on the internal combustion engine side provided in theoutboard motor 1 has thethrottle controller 12 for controlling an operation of thethrottle actuator 11 for determining an operation state of theinternal combustion engine 9 in theoutboard motor 1, theshift controller 15 for controlling an operation of theshift actuator 14 for engaging or releasing a shift to switch a drive power from theinternal combustion engine 9 to "forward," "neutral," and "reverse" of thepropeller 13 disposed on theoutboard motor 1, and the ignition controller 17 (ignition control means) for controlling an ignition timing of a sparkingplug 16. - On the other hand, the
control lever 5 for operating a gear shift and throttle is pivotably provided in theremote controller 6. Thelever position detector 18 capable of detecting a rotational position of thecontrol lever 5 is provided in theremote controller 6, and an operation state (operation position) is sequentially detected by thelever position detector 18. A lever position signal corresponding to the detected value is sent to theelectronic control unit 10 on an internal combustion engine side disposed in theinternal combustion engine 9 of theoutboard motor 1 via theelectronic control unit 7 on a remote control side. - The
shift controller 15 of theelectronic control unit 10 on an internal combustion engine side can send a shift control signal to control an operation of theshift actuator 14 according to an operation state (operation position) of thecontrol lever 5. A movement of theshift actuator 14 is always monitored by theshift position detector 19, and, as a result, a shift position signal to indicate a shift position such as "forward," "neutral," and "reverse" is sent to theshift controller 15 as a feedback. To achieve a similar feedback control, thethrottle position detector 20 for detecting an operation state of thethrottle actuator 11 is connected with thethrottle control device 12, and theignition timing detector 21 for detecting an operation state of thespark plug 16 is connected with theignition control device 17. - For reference, provision of the plural
shift position detector 19 with the multiple circuits connecting theignition controller 17 and theshift position detector 19 will improve the reliability of the shift cutout control system, since the normal shift cutout will be achieved even in the case of failure in theshift position detector 19 or in the circuit between theignition controller 17 and theshift position detector 19. -
FIG. 3 is a partially cross-sectional view showing the essential part of the power transmission mechanism in the outboard motors. - A crank shaft (not shown) of the
internal combustion engine 9 is arranged with its axis in a perpendicular direction, and thedrive shaft 22 is connected to its end. Thepinion 23 is fixed to the bottom end of thedrive shaft 22. On the other hand, thepropeller shaft 24 connected with thepropeller 13 is arranged in an orthogonal direction to thedrive shaft 22. Theforward gear 25 and thereverse gear 26 are disposed on thepropeller shaft 24, for rotation, and each of theseforward gear 25 and thereverse gear 26 engages with thepinion 23 to rotate in the opposite direction from each other. Thedog clutch 27 capable of sliding in a axial direction is disposed between theforward gear 25 and thereverse gear 26. Thisdog clutch 27 is constructed to be able to engage with either of theforward gear 25 or thereverse gear 26 alternately. - The
FIG. 3 shows a neutral state, when thedog clutch 27 does not engage with either of theforward gear 25 or thereverse gear 26. Thedog clutch 27 is connected by a spline connection with thefront shaft 24b of which thefront shaft 24b and therear shaft 24a configure thepropeller shaft 24, and able to slide in the longitudinal direction, while integrated with thefront shaft 24b in the rotating direction. - The
dog clutch 27 is connected with theslider 29, which can slide in the axial direction of thepropeller shaft 24 with thecrossing pin 28, and theslider 29 has a front head end connected with theshifter 30 for rotation. Theshifter 30 is connected by a cam linkage with thecam 32 provided in the bottom end of theshift rod 31. When theshift rod 31 is rotated around the axis to rotate thecam 32, theshifter 30 moves to the front (F) or to the rear (R) accordingly. When theshifter 30 slides back and forth as mentioned above, thedog clutch 27 engages with either of theforward gear 25 or thereverse gear 26, and a rotation of thepinion 23 is transmitted to thefront shaft 24b as a rotational force in the forward direction or in the reverse direction, being united with thefront shaft 24b to rotate therear shaft 24a. -
FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the shift actuator and other components for the watercraft according to the embodiment. - As shown in
FIG. 4 , theshift rod 31 is extended vertically with alever 34 attached to itsupper end 33. One end of alever shift arm 35 is pivotally coupled to the tip of thelever 34. The other end of thelever shift arm 35 is pivotally coupled to theslider 37 which is fitted into theshift rail 36 in the slidable manner. As theslider 37 is slid in the predetermined direction by means of theshift actuator 14, theshift rod 31 is rotated in the predetermined direction by way of thelever shift arm 35 and thelever 34. - Having a
shift motor 38, which is a DC motor providing the driving power, and a reduction gear mechanism, theshift actuator 14 is constructed to drive theslider 37 in the predetermined direction. - The operation of the shift cutout control system according to the embodiment of the present teaching will be described in the following sections with reference to the state transition diagram in
FIG. 5 . - The shift cutout control system according to the embodiment uses the
shift position detector 19 for detecting the current shift position of theinternal combustion engine 9, and for transmitting the detected information to the remote control sideelectronic control unit 7 by way of the engine-sideelectronic control unit 10. - On the other hand, the
lever position detector 18 is used for detecting the current operating position of thecontrol lever 5, and for transmitting the detected data to the remote control sideelectronic control unit 7. Namely, the remote control sideelectronic control unit 7 receives both the input of the shift position data and the operating position data of thecontrol lever 5. Then, the operation is carried out by an arithmetical unit (not shown) in the remote control sideelectronic control unit 7 based on these input data. Instruction as to the extent of ignition cutout required for controlling theinternal combustion engine 9 is transmitted to theignition controller 17 according to the processing results. - More specifically, once the main switch of the shift cutout control system is turned on, a start-up state J1 changes into a normal state J2 as shown in
FIG. 5 . While the system is in the normal state J2, a signal for initiating the ignition cutout on theinternal combustion engine 9 is transmitted to theignition controller 17 in such condition that the operating position signal from thelever position detector 18 for detecting the operating position of thecontrol lever 5 indicatescontrol lever 5 position in the neutral, and that the shift position signal from theshift position detector 19 for detecting the shift position indicates the neutral shift position. Then, theignition controller 17 enters the shift cutout state J3, suspending the ignition of thespark plug 16 in accordance with the predetermined ignition cutout conditions (the conditions for determining the number of cylinders in which the ignition is suspended) corresponding to the rotational speed of theinternal combustion engine 9 in the relevant running phase. - While the system is in the shift cutout state J3, a signal for terminating the ignition cutout on the
internal combustion engine 9 is transmitted to theignition controller 17 in such condition that the operating position signal from thelever position detector 18 for detecting the operating position of thecontrol lever 5 indicates the control lever position not in the neutral. Then, the shift cutout state J3 is canceled to resume the normal state J2. - Also while the system is in the shift cutout state J3, a signal for terminating the ignition cutout on the
internal combustion engine 9 is transmitted to theignition controller 17 in such condition that shift position signal from theshift position detector 19 for detecting the shift position has identified the neutral shift position for given period of time or longer, or that the shift position signal indicates the neutral shift position. Then, the shift cutout state J3 is canceled to resume the normal state J2. - It should be noted that the shift cutout, which is to facilitate the gearshift with the reduced torque of the
internal combustion engine 9 by suspending the operation of theinternal combustion engine 9 utilizing the ignition cutout of theinternal combustion engine 9, is achieved by changing the number of ignition suspending cylinders in accordance with the rotational speed of theinternal combustion engine 9. More specifically, in the case of six-cylinder internal combustion engines, for instance, the following conditions are applied for the ignition cutout: the ignition is suspended in all six cylinders when of the engine speed is at or over 8000rpm, suspended in five cylinders at 1500rpm or more to less than 8000rpm, suspended in four cylinders at 850rpm or more to less than 1500rpm, suspended in three cylinders at 700rpm or more to less than 850rpm, suspended in two cylinders at 600rpm or more to less than 700rpm, suspended in one cylinder at 500rpm or more to less than 600rpm, and no ignition is suspended when the rotational speed of the engine is less than 500rpm. - A shift cutout switch requiring mechanical operation to carry out the shift cutout is eliminated, since the
ignition controller 17 is provided that initiates the ignition cutout of theinternal combustion engine 9 through the above-mentioned processing when the operating position signal indicates thecontrol lever 5 position in the neutral and the shift position signal indicates the shift position not in the neutral. Thus, the shift cutout performance is not dependent on the quality of the shift cutout switch, and a compact and highly reliable shift cutout control system is provided. - In addition, the shift cutout can be terminated without quitting the shift cutout control system once, since the
ignition controller 17 is provided that terminates the ignition cutout in theinternal combustion engine 9 when the operating position signal indicates thecontrol lever 5 position not in the neutral. - Further, the shift cutout is maintained when the shift position sensor indicates the neutral shift position regardless of the fact that the gearshift is still engaged, which may be caused by the torsional deformation of the
long shift rod 31, because theignition controller 17 is provided that terminates the ignition cutout in theinternal combustion engine 9 when the shift position signal has identified the neutral shift position for given period of time or longer, or that the shift position signal indicates the neutral shift position. This allows easy disengagement of the gearshift. - Still further, a watercraft provided with the shift cutout control system according to the embodiment of the present teaching eliminates the shift cutout switch requiring mechanical operation to carry out the shift cutout, and the shift cutout performance of the watercraft is not dependent on the quality of the shift cutout switch. Thus, highly reliable shift cutout is attained without the need for maintaining a space around the
internal combustion engine 9 for mounting the shift cutout switch. - The shift cutout control system according to the embodiment of the present teaching shows an example in which the engine-side
electronic control unit 10 provided to theinternal combustion engine 9 and the remote control sideelectronic control unit 7 provided to theremote controller 6 perform in combination with each other to carry out the target control. However, the present teaching is not limited to the above-mentioned example. Another construction may be applied in which the function of the remote control sideelectronic control unit 7 is incorporated into the engine-sideelectronic control unit 10 to eliminate the remote control sideelectronic control unit 7, for instance. - The description above discloses, in order to resolve the problems mentioned above, an embodiment according to a first aspect, which is a shift cutout control system for a watercraft propulsion unit having a shift mechanism for switching a rotation of a propeller shaft into neutral, forward, or reverse, with the propeller shaft being driven by an output power of an internal combustion engine; an internal combustion engine electronic control unit for controlling a drive state of an internal combustion engine, and a remote controller capable of transmitting a control signal to the internal combustion engine electronic control unit to achieve a target drive state; in which an ignition control means is provided for initiating an ignition cutout in internal combustion engine when an operating position signal from a lever position detector for detecting an operating position of the control lever indicates the position of the control lever in neutral, and at the same time a shift position signal from a shift position detector indicates a shift position not in neutral.
- In addition to the configuration according to the first aspect, according to a preferred second aspect, the ignition control means is provided for terminating the ignition cutout of the internal combustion engine while the shift cutout is implemented by the ignition control means, under the condition that the operating position signal from the lever position detector for detecting the operating position of the control lever indicates the control lever position not in the neutral.
- In addition to the configuration according to the first and second aspects, according to a preferred third aspect, the ignition control means is provided for terminating the ignition cutout of the internal combustion engine while the shift cutout is implemented by the ignition control means, under the condition that the shift position signal from the shift position detector for detecting the shift position indicates the shift position being kept in the neutral for the predetermined period of time or longer.
- In addition to the configuration according to one of the first to third aspects, according to a preferred fourth aspect, the plural number of shift position detectors are provided with the multiple circuits connecting the ignition control means and the shift position detector.
- In addition, according to the teaching according to a preferred fifth aspect, the watercraft is provided with the shift cutout control system for a watercraft propulsion unit according to one of the first through fourth aspects.
- Having the construction described above, the embodiment according to the preferred first aspect is directed to a shift cutout control system for a watercraft propulsion unit having a shift mechanism for switching a rotation of a propeller shaft into neutral, forward, or reverse, with the propeller shaft being driven by an output power of an internal combustion engine; an internal combustion engine electronic control unit for controlling a drive state of an internal combustion engine, and a remote controller capable of transmitting a control signal to the internal combustion engine electronic control unit to achieve a target drive state; in which an ignition control means is provided for initiating an ignition cutout in internal combustion engine when an operating position signal from a lever position detector for detecting an operating position of the control lever indicates the position of the control lever in neutral, and at the same time a shift position signal from a shift position detector indicates a shift position not in neutral. Thus, the shift cutout switch requiring mechanical operation to carry out the shift cutout is eliminated, and the shift cutout performance of the watercraft is not dependent on the quality of the shift cutout switch. This allows the provision of highly reliable and compact shift cutout control system.
- The embodiment, according to the preferred second aspect, has the ignition control means for terminating the ignition cutout of the internal combustion engine under the condition that the operating position signal indicates the control lever position not in the neutral. Thus, the shift cutout control can be terminated without the need for temporarily quitting the shift cutout control system itself.
- The embodiment, according to the preferred third aspect, has the ignition control means for terminating the ignition cutout of the internal combustion engine under the condition that the shift position signal indicates the shift position being kept in the neutral for the predetermined period of time or longer. Thus, in addition to the effect obtained by the first aspect, the shift cutout is maintained when the shift position sensor indicates the neutral shift position regardless of the fact that the gearshift is still engaged, which may be caused by the torsional deformation of the long shift rod. This allows easy disengagement of the gearshift.
- The embodiment, according to the preferred fourth aspect, provides the plural number of shift position detectors with the multiple circuits connecting the ignition control means and the shift position detector. Thus, the system reliability is improved further in addition to the effect obtained by one of the first through third aspects.
- The embodiment regarding the watercraft of the fifth aspect is provided with the shift cutout control system according to one of the preferred first through fourth aspects. Thus, the shift cutout switch requiring mechanical operation to carry out the shift cutout is eliminated, and the shift cutout performance is not dependent on the quality of the shift cutout switch. Therefore, highly reliable shift cutout control is implemented without the need for maintaining a space around the internal combustion engine for mounting the shift cutout switch.
- The description above further discloses, in order to provide a compact shift cutout control system in which a shift cutout method eliminating a shift cutout switch by use of an electronic remote control device is applied to attain highly reliable shift cutout performance that is not dependent on the quality of the shift cutout switch, and to get rid of the need for maintaining a space for mounting the shift cutout switch on the internal combustion engine, an embodiment of the ignition controller (ignition control means) 17 is provided which initiates the ignition cutout in the
internal combustion engine 9 when the operating position signal from thelever position detector 18 for detecting the operating position of thecontrol lever 5 indicates the position of thecontrol lever 5 in neutral, and at the same time the shift position signal from theshift position detector 19 indicates the shift position not in neutral. - According to the preferred first aspect, the description above further discloses an embodiment of a shift cutout control system for watercraft propulsion unit having: a shift mechanism for switching a rotation of a propeller shaft into neutral, forward, or reverse, with the propeller shaft being driven by an output power of an internal combustion engine; an internal combustion engine electronic control unit for controlling a drive state of an internal combustion engine, and a remote controller capable of transmitting a control signal to the internal combustion engine electronic control unit to achieve a target drive state; wherein an ignition control means is provided for initiating an ignition cutout in internal combustion engine when an operating position signal from a lever position detector for detecting an operating position of the control lever indicates the position of the control lever in neutral, and at the same time a shift position signal from a shift position detector indicates a shift position not in neutral.
- Preferably, according to the preferred second aspect, the ignition control means is provided for terminating the ignition cutout of the internal combustion engine while the shift cutout is implemented by the ignition control means, under the condition that the operating position signal from the lever position detector for detecting the operating position of the control lever indicates the control lever position not in the neutral.
- Further, according to the preferred third aspect, the ignition control means is provided for terminating the ignition cutout of the internal combustion engine while the shift cutout is implemented by the ignition control means, under the condition that the shift position signal from the shift position detector for detecting the shift position indicates the shift position being kept in the neutral for the predetermined period of time or longer.
- Further, according to the preferred fourth aspect, the plural number of shift position detectors are provided with the multiple circuits connecting the ignition control means and the shift position detector.
- Further, according to the preferred fifth aspect, a watercraft comprising the shift cutout control system according to one of the first through fourth aspects is provided.
Claims (5)
- Remote control system of a propulsion unit of a watercraft having
a shift mechanism for switching a rotation of a propeller shaft (24), with the propeller shaft (24) being driven by an output power of an internal combustion engine (9),
an internal combustion engine electronic control unit (10) for controlling a drive state of the internal combustion engine (9),
a control lever (5) for operating the shift mechanism, and
a remote controller (6) capable of transmitting a control signal to the internal combustion engine electronic control unit (10) to achieve a target drive state according to an operating position of the control lever (5),
a shift cutout control unit having an ignition control means (17) provided for initiating an ignition cutout in the internal combustion engine (9) when an operating position signal from a lever position detector (18) for detecting the operating position of the control lever (5) indicates the position of the control lever (5) in neutral (N),
characterized by
a shift position detector (19) for indicating a shift position of the shift mechanism, wherein the shift cutout control unit having the ignition control means (17) is provided for initiating the ignition cutout in the internal combustion engine (9) when the operating position signal from a lever position detector (18) for detecting the operating position of the control lever (5) indicates the position of the control lever (5) in neutral (N), and at the same time a shift position signal from the shift position detector (19) indicates a shift position not in neutral (N). - Remote control system according to claim 1, characterized in that the ignition control means (17) is provided for terminating the ignition cutout of the internal combustion engine (9) while the shift cutout is implemented by the ignition control means (17), under the condition that the operating position signal from the lever position detector (18) for detecting the operating position of the control lever (5) indicates the control lever (5) position not in the neutral (N).
- Remote control system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the ignition control means (17) is provided for terminating the ignition cutout of the internal combustion engine (9) while the shift cutout is implemented by the ignition control means (17), under the condition that the shift position signal from the shift position detector (19) for detecting the shift position indicates the shift position being kept in the neutral (N) for the predetermined period of time or longer.
- Remote control system according to one of the claims 1 to 3, characterized in that a plural number of shift position detectors (19) is provided with multiple circuits connecting the ignition control means (17) and the shift position detectors (19).
- Watercraft comprising the remote control system according to one of the claims 1 to 4.
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